The Complete Journey
The Glen Bradford Story
From Purdue engineering to hedge fund manager to Salesforce developer to building a 775-page website with AI. It's been a ride.
Glen Bradford
Level 37 — @DoNotLose
Class
Investor / Developer / Author
Guild
Cloud Nimbus LLC
Base
Miami Beach, FL
Special Abilities
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Graduated from Purdue University with an engineering degree. Where I learned that everything is a system. Even the stock market.
Top 25 Engineering UniversitiesDiscovery of Value Investing
The Intelligent Investor changed everything
Read Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor and everything clicked. Benjamin Graham ruined my social life and improved my net worth.
Billionaire BookshelfSeekingAlpha Begins
First article published
Started writing investment analysis on SeekingAlpha. My first article got 12 views. 3 were my mom.
Read the blogGlobal Speculation LP
Founded a hedge fund
Because managing other people's money while barely managing your own is the American dream. Built the fund around deep-value and special-situation investing.
Track recordThe Fannie Mae Thesis
Went long FNMAS, FMCKJ, FMCCS
Identified the opportunity in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac junior preferred shares. Everyone said I was crazy. They were half right.
Current positions300+ Articles on SeekingAlpha
One of the most prolific financial authors
Wrote hundreds of articles breaking down the GSE thesis, value investing strategies, and market analysis. Became a top contributor with a dedicated following of investors who wanted the real story on Fannie and Freddie.
Browse 2,700+ postsThe Net Worth Sweep Battle
Activist investor vs. the U.S. government
Began the activist investor campaign against the government's Third Amendment Net Worth Sweep. When the government takes your dividends, you write a book about it.
Read about FanniegateFanniegate Published
The definitive book on the GSE scandal
Published the book that documented every detail of the government's appropriation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac profits. The receipts, the timeline, the players, and the path to resolution.
FanniegateAct As If
Published motivational book
The book I wrote for everyone who was told they couldn't. A guide to acting as if you've already become the person you're working toward being.
Read Act As IfCareer Pivot to Salesforce
From portfolios to org deployments
Learned Salesforce development and entered the enterprise technology world. From managing portfolios to managing org deployments. Same chaos, different Salesforce.
Salesforce HubInnovate! Inc.
Salesforce Developer
Joined Innovate! Inc. as a Salesforce developer. Built Delivery Hub, a free project management tool for Salesforce teams. Worked with some of the best people in the Salesforce ecosystem.
Delivery HubCloud Nimbus LLC
Founded consulting company
Launched Cloud Nimbus LLC to build Salesforce solutions and ship Delivery Hub. The name came from wanting something that sounded both technical and slightly ridiculous.
cloudnimbusllc.com9 Books and Counting
Published 9th book
Most authors stop at one. I'm not most authors. Nine books spanning investing, motivation, the GSE saga, and lessons learned the hard way.
The Claude Code Era
All-in on AI-assisted development
Discovered Claude Code and went all-in on building with AI. Built a 775+ page website with an AI assistant. The future is weird and I'm here for it.
Built with Claude CodeMiami Beach
Living the dream
Working from the beach, building with AI, long Fannie Mae forever. Miami Beach is the kind of place where you can kiteboard before lunch and ship code after dinner.
Miami Beachglenbradford.com
The site you're on right now
Part personal brand, part RPG, part financial education platform, part fever dream. 775+ pages and growing. If you're reading this, you're part of the story.
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